‘Disco Inferno’ singer dies at 74

'Jimmy' Ellis was The Trammps frontman

James T. “Jimmy” Ellis, who belted out the refrain “Burn, baby burn!” in a 1970s-era disco hit that’s still replayed in modern sports arenas, has died. He was 74.

The frontman for The Trammps died Thursday at a nursing home in Rock Hill, S.C. A cause of death was not immediately known.

The Trammps released “Disco Inferno” — the song with the popular refrain — in 1976. The song was featured in the iconic movie “Saturday Night Fever,” its soundtrack winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978. “Disco Inferno” soared up to No. 11 on Billboard’s Hot 100 on May 27, 1978.